vorüberfliegen

/foːˈʁyːbɐˌfliːɡn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
fliegt vorüber
past
flog vorüber
perfect
ist vorübergeflogen

Meaning

  1. to fly by

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

vorbeifliegen

vorbeifliegen and vorüberfliegen are close synonyms for "to fly past," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does vorüberfliegen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein Schwarm Vögel flog ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorüberfliegen?

verbseparable-verb

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